Biden issues Johnson warning over NI Protocol during talks at the White House
Telegraph, 22 Sep 2021
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Joe Biden issued a warning to Boris Johnson on Tuesday night over the Northern Ireland Protocol as hopes faded of a UK-US trade deal.
During face-to-face talks in the Oval Office, the US president said he believed “very strongly” in protections for peace in Northern Ireland.
The comment appeared to be a warning to the UK against ripping up the Northern Ireland Protocol, which imposes custom checks on goods travelling from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
Asked about the possibility of a UK-US free trade deal, Mr Biden said: “We're going to talk about trade a little bit today and we're gonna have to work that through.”
Read more here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/09/21/uk-could-join-us-mexico-canada-trade-club-hopes-lone-deal-america/
The comments came before Mr Johnson and Mr Biden held private talks in what was the Prime Minister’s first visit to the White House since entering Number 10 two years ago.
In a sign that UK hopes are fading fast for a free trade deal, Government officials are now looking at other ways to boost Transatlantic trade.
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Joe Biden issued a warning to Boris Johnson on Tuesday night over the Northern Ireland Protocol as hopes faded of a UK-US trade deal.
During face-to-face talks in the Oval Office, the US president said he believed “very strongly” in protections for peace in Northern Ireland.
The comment appeared to be a warning to the UK against ripping up the Northern Ireland Protocol, which imposes custom checks on goods travelling from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
Asked about the possibility of a UK-US free trade deal, Mr Biden said: “We're going to talk about trade a little bit today and we're gonna have to work that through.”
Read more here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/09/21/uk-could-join-us-mexico-canada-trade-club-hopes-lone-deal-america/
The comments came before Mr Johnson and Mr Biden held private talks in what was the Prime Minister’s first visit to the White House since entering Number 10 two years ago.
In a sign that UK hopes are fading fast for a free trade deal, Government officials are now looking at other ways to boost Transatlantic trade.
Get the latest headlines: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/
Telegraph.co.uk and YouTube.com/TelegraphTV are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.
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